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46.
HOUSING.
Individual dwellings - Clearance Areas.
The Council's housing redevelopment programme has continued with
increasing momentum,most of the development taking part V of the Housing
Act 1957« This has incurred the continuance of the very important work of
the Public Health Inspector in tracing, and abolishing disused drains from
Clearance Area sites. Mention of this important work and the very valuable
insurance this work is providing in reducing the rat menace in sewers is
referred to in the Section of the Annual Report RODENT CONTROL on page 50.
Unfortunately routine House to House Inspection, as required under the
Housing Act. has not been possible, because of tl^e depleted staff of Public
Health Inspectors.
As some indication of the work involved during I96I.
1 Clearance Area was resolved.
5 Compulsory Purchase Orders were confirmed involving 142 premises.
5 Demolition Orders were made.
2 Closing Orders were made.
3 Undertakings not to relet until premises were made fit, were accepted.
188 Premises were demolished.
156 New flats were completed.
485 New flats were in course of erection.
142 Routine inspections under Section 3, Housing Act, 1957.
Loans and Grants.
No application for loan to repair was received.
2 applications for Standard Improvement Grants were received and
approved.
4 applications for Discretionary Improvement Grants were received
and approved.
Underground Rooms.
During 1961 representations were made to the Public Health Committee
resulting in:-
5 Closing Orders being made
13 undertakings being accepted not to relet until premises rendered fit
3 undertakings specifying works of repair accepted
undertakings specifying works of repair not accepted
3 Underground premises made fit.